On Apr 11, 12:02*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Apr 11, 8:28*am, "John Scott" wrote:

1-26 use a band brake against the tire. *Some folks have regular brake
lining installed on the band which improve braking but at the expense of
increased tire wear.

John

That's what I did for my HP-11. I went down to the local place that
rebuilt brake shoes for heavy trucks and got a strip of brake shoe
friction lining and riveted it to the inner surface of the stainless
steel band that rubbed on the tire. I never really needed much more
brake than that.

For the tires, I used cheapie Cheng Shin 400x4 tires. The next larger
tire that fits that rim is the 500x4 8-ply also used on Ercoupe
nosewheels and AT-6 tailwheels. At $250 each, a bit rich for a band
brake!

Thanks, Bob K.

Bob,

My Cherokee II (per plans) also uses a 500x4 tire, and has a band
brake. Yes it motivates me to minimize the brake use when I don't
need it. I had to replace the tube a few years ago and that was
really painful on my then poor college kid/CFI income.

Can you verify that a 400x4 or 500x4 or anythingx4 tire fits on a 4"
wheel?